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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. 3 (Chrestomanci #5-6)
The third Chrestomanci omnibus edition features "Conrad's Fate" and "The Pinhoe Egg," with breathtaking new art to match the previous two volumes.
Paperback, 688 pages
Published
April 22nd 2008
by Greenwillow Books
(first published 2006)
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This is probably my favourite volume of the series, and I felt it was much stronger than Volume 2, which housed Magicians of Caprona and Witch Week, which I utterly hated. One thing I really loved about this volume was that you see Chrestomanci/Christopher Chant throughout the entire book, whereas in Witch Week and 'Caprona he only showed up randomly to resolve things at the end.
The books in this volume are super cute, and legitimately fascinating, and you get to see Chrestomanci at two stages...more
The books in this volume are super cute, and legitimately fascinating, and you get to see Chrestomanci at two stages...more
I am reading The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume III: Conrad's Fate / The Pinhoe Egg. There is an indefinable something about The Chronicles of Chrestomanci that keeps me coming back. Each volume has 2 or 3 shorter novels in them that are loosely tied together via the Chrestomanci--a nine-lived enchanter who is responsible for the handling of magic in all of the 12 Related Worlds. The stories skip between several different Chrestomancis, occasionally using him as a deux ex machina at the end...more
Conrad's Fate:
I have a confession to make. I may be suffering from Diana Wynne Jones fatigue. It’s alright, I only have one more book before I’ve finished the Chrestomanci series, and then I’ll probably be done. And it’s nothing I can really put my finger on, other than a style targeted at young readers, and her rather unsubtle way in painting the flaws on to her character. Christopher (of The Lives of Christopher Chant) is a main character in Conrad’s Fate, but not the protagonist, and she’s su...more
I have a confession to make. I may be suffering from Diana Wynne Jones fatigue. It’s alright, I only have one more book before I’ve finished the Chrestomanci series, and then I’ll probably be done. And it’s nothing I can really put my finger on, other than a style targeted at young readers, and her rather unsubtle way in painting the flaws on to her character. Christopher (of The Lives of Christopher Chant) is a main character in Conrad’s Fate, but not the protagonist, and she’s su...more
Conrad’s Fate: This book had a very interesting build up. I like the character of Conrad. I like the character of Christopher too, but I’m not sure how consistent he is with her other portrayal’s of Christopher. His dramatic flair and need to be the center of attention reminds me more of Howl than either the Christopher of childhood or adulthood. Sure he’s a dandy, but I’ve never felt him to be a ham until this book. In any event the build up was very entertaining, but the ending felt somehow in...more
Just like most of Diana Wynne Jones' books this was fantastic. I loved it. Sadly, that means I only have two of her books left to read for the first time... Still, now I know wbat all the people who have raved about the Chrestomanci series in the past, were talking about. I agree 100 %! I won't go into the plot and spoil it for others who haven't yet read these books, but all I can say is that anyone who likes most of (or all) DWJ:s books, will certainly like these as well. In my opinion, DWJ is...more
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I have to say that by the time I got to reading this book, I was getting a little sick of Jones' style and was dying to read something else. Probably just me though - younger readers will probably love it.
'Conrad's Fate' concerns Conrad Grant, a boy with a horrible fate that is ordered by his uncle to go and destroy another person who is purported to be causing all Conrad's bad luck. This is complicated by the presence of multiple other magics in the mansion where...more
I have to say that by the time I got to reading this book, I was getting a little sick of Jones' style and was dying to read something else. Probably just me though - younger readers will probably love it.
'Conrad's Fate' concerns Conrad Grant, a boy with a horrible fate that is ordered by his uncle to go and destroy another person who is purported to be causing all Conrad's bad luck. This is complicated by the presence of multiple other magics in the mansion where...more
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I've been fortunate enough to travel some, but I have few stories of reading novels on exotic beaches or on a lunch break hiking through mountain trails. The majority of my travel reading is done in hostel rooms before going to sleep or on long bus journeys.
Except this! This book, this unicorn-adorned book, I read on a train making its way across the Taiwanese country-side. There was an older gentleman sitting beside me, clad in a long white robe, completely bald. He gave me a peach and we smil...more
Except this! This book, this unicorn-adorned book, I read on a train making its way across the Taiwanese country-side. There was an older gentleman sitting beside me, clad in a long white robe, completely bald. He gave me a peach and we smil...more
This was an excellent and well-rounded end to the series, I think (even though, of course, I'm sure it wouldn't have been if Diana had kept being able to write). The Pinhoe Egg and Conrad's Fate both tied together some different timelines so wonderfully neatly, it's incredible. I felt so bad for Conrad, all the way through that book. And I felt a severe need to sent itching powder to all the Pinhoes. I hated those Pinhoes.
I read the first two books several years before I realized there was a third book. I readthe first part of this book and then a few years kater i read the second oart here recently. I like the other books better, but this book was much more readable and so I enjoyed it too. It wasn't until the second book inside the book that I finally got to see why there was a unicorn on the cover. A good read for fans of the Chronicles of Chrestonanci.
I quite like the Chrestomanci series. The world the author creates is wonderful. I hope she continues to make more of these. Cat and Christopher are both lovable heroes and create enjoyable story lines. I was a bit disappointed in the second volume of the series for not featuring these characters as strongly. Nice stories but not the same without the main guys. Glad this one came back to them.
I do tend to like to stick with characters I get to know and the tendency in these books to flash around...more
I do tend to like to stick with characters I get to know and the tendency in these books to flash around...more
The best part of this series is the character of Chrestomanci as Christopher Chant, and these two stories feature him prominently, first as a teenager and then in his adult role as Chrestomanci. Conrad's Fate was a very pleasant story, and the Pinhoe Egg was entertaining although it faltered at the end when it seemed like Chrestomanci's handling of the situation, once he was finally brought into it, was inexplicably uneven. I'm sad to see this series end!
The Pinhoe Egg is by far my favorite of the Chrestomanci books, followed closely by Conrad's Fate. This is the volume I reread the most.
My favorite of the 3 volumes (perhaps because it is the one I read last)!
What a fun series. I am so glad I discovered this.
Oh, sigh. I've looked forward to this volume for a while and have been saving it for a good time. Like the other volumes in the Chrestomanci series, it is made up of two books. The first, Conrad's Fate, was excellent! I just loved it and speed through the story. Sadly, the second book was not so much fun. (Surprising since all my favorite characters from the series appear in this story.) It was quite dull and after about 200 pages, I skimmed to the end. The series is marvelous though and I look...more
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The first volume was good, but felt very similar to the Cat/Gwendolyn scenario of Volume I. The Pinhoe Egg was excellent. It was fresh and new with the same familiar characters and I loved the contrasting types of magic and they way they are described. Plot started a little slow but was very interesting.
Loved it. Maybe my favorite of the three volumes. Although volume one was close. Oh I loved them all!
I think I liked this addition to the Chrestomanci books best of all. Conrad's Fate was hilarious, and it was good to see Cat a bit more grown up in The Pinhoe Egg. He even meets a girl I assume will be the next Millie.
I liked Conrad's Fate better than the Pinhoe egg (I'd probably give that one three stars) but they're both well written, which is only to be expected of such a great author.
More like a three and a half than a four. A pretty good read but didn't always have the charm that I'd found in prior volumes.
Loved it. This might be my favourite book out of the three. The stories are wonderfully written.
Diana brings back Cat and Christopher in this highly satisfying conclusion to the Chronicles of Chrestomanci.
Four stars for the "Pinhoe Egg", the second story in the book.
I far preferred "The Pinhoe Egg" to "Conrad's Fate."
FINALLY more about Cat and Christopher!
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Diana Wynne Jones was the author of more than thirty critically acclaimed fantasy stories, including the Chrestomanci series and the novels Howl's Moving Castle and Dark Lord of Derkholm.
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